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Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy arrives on 28 January with a new investigative focus

  • Dark Heresy launches on 28 January.
  • Its story centres on investigating heresy.
  • Owlcat continues to support Rogue Trader and develop another sci-fi RPG.

Owlcat Games has set 28 January as the launch date for Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, confirming the timing in a new trailer. The role-playing game centres on investigating heresy and closing cases, giving Owlcat a different focus from its previous games about rulership and tactical battles. The article…

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Swarmbreaker is an uncommonly mesmerising tower defence game in which enemies “cluster, collide and flow like a fluid”

  • Defend a rocketship from flowing insect swarms.
  • Swarms reshape terrain and can erode structures.
  • A demo is available ahead of the Steam launch.

Swarmbreaker is a tower defence game in which players protect a rocketship from waves of insect-like enemies, using turrets, barricades, troops and upgrades. Its main appeal is the way the swarms move across the map, colliding and flowing around terrain, which the article describes as mesmerising. The game…

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Former BioWare Executive Producer Mark Darrah Shares Original Vision for a More ‘Immersive’ Dragon Age 4

  • Darrah revealed BioWare’s 2016 vision for Dragon Age 4.
  • The Joplin pitch included a reactive world and heists.
  • Joplin was cancelled before the game was reworked into The Veilguard.

Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has shared an internal 2016 pitch outlining the original vision for Dragon Age 4, then known as Joplin. The document was intended to keep the project visible to EA and help secure funding and staff; it also reveals ambitions for a more…

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Get Ready for the First New Scott Pilgrim Comic in 16 Years

  • The first new Scott Pilgrim comic since 2010 arrives on 11 November.
  • Bryan Lee O’Malley wrote and illustrated the issue.
  • The comic is a prequel to the Scott Pilgrim EX game.

A new Scott Pilgrim comic, the first in 16 years, is due for release on 11 November. Written and drawn by series creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, it returns to the franchise’s Toronto setting and extends its story across recent adaptations. Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott #1…

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“We don’t want that scenario”: Skyrim had to change a major Oblivion problem, says Todd Howard

  • Oblivion players could regret their skill choices hours into a game.
  • Skyrim made levelling reflect how players actually played.
  • The Elder Scrolls 6 faces a very different RPG landscape.

Todd Howard said Bethesda changed Skyrim’s levelling system after players found they could regret choosing skills in Oblivion. Skyrim instead lets abilities develop through play, aiming to prevent players from restarting after hours because they had selected the wrong skills. In a 2011 interview, Howard described Oblivion’s character…

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Cheaper OLEDs may be here even quicker than we thought as TCL CSOT says its new inkjet printing facility could be up and running as soon as this time next year

  • TCL CSOT targets OLED production in late 2027.
  • Inkjet printing could reduce material waste.
  • Lower production costs may mean cheaper gaming monitors.

TCL CSOT says its new inkjet printed OLED factory has entered the equipment installation phase, with production targeted for the fourth quarter of 2027. If that schedule holds, the facility could bring lower cost OLED panels to market sooner than previously reported estimates of a 2028 production start.…

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Anticipated Warhammer 40K tactical RPG Dark Heresy gets a release date

  • Dark Heresy launches on 28 January 2027.
  • It is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.
  • The Founders Edition beta closes on 7 January.

Owlcat Games has set 28 January 2027 as the release date for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, a tactical role-playing game that follows Rogue Trader. The date gives players on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X a confirmed launch, while a Switch 2 version is planned for a…

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Capcom Just Sold 5 Million Copies of Resident Evil Games in 3 Months

  • Resident Evil games sold five million copies in three months.
  • Resident Evil 2 added 600,000 sales.
  • October’s Switch 2 releases are outside the reporting period.

Capcom’s Resident Evil games sold a combined five million copies from 1 July to 30 September 2026, showing continued demand for its older titles. The sales help explain why Capcom says its back catalogue is performing at the strongest level in the company’s history. Resident Evil 2 added…

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Rumour: Samsung’s New Chip Process Kicks Off ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Lite’ Speculation

  • Digital Foundry doubts the Switch 2 Lite rumour.
  • Samsung’s reported process claims 15% lower power use.
  • Neither the chip nor a Lite console is confirmed.

Digital Foundry has cast doubt on speculation that Samsung’s developing 8LPU+ chip process could enable a smaller Nintendo Switch 2 Lite. The discussion matters because a cheaper, portable focused console could broaden access to Nintendo’s new hardware, but there is no solid evidence that Nintendo plans such a…

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WoW: Forever fans say Horde is destroying PvP, beg Blizzard to address the MMO’s “faction imbalance”

  • Players say Horde numbers dominate the PvP realm.
  • An Alliance player claimed the Horde had a 50% lead.
  • Players want Blizzard to maintain Horde character restrictions.

Players in World of Warcraft: Forever say its PvP realm is badly imbalanced in favour of the Horde, making play difficult for Alliance characters. The complaints challenge Blizzard’s promise of a faction-balanced server and raise concerns that Alliance players will leave, worsening the imbalance. One Reddit user claimed…

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